Central line: all 37 stations from West Ruislip to Epping
The red line, born as the Twopenny Tube in 1900, runs under Oxford Street and the City and out to Essex. 37 stations, 405 keystrokes.
October 6, 2026 · 1 min read
The Central line comes from the Central London Railway, which opened between Shepherd's Bush and Bank on 30 July 1900. Its flat fare of two pence earned it the nickname the Twopenny Tube. The New Works Programme of the 1930s and 1940s extended it far west to West Ruislip and Ealing Broadway and east to Epping, and took in a former Great Eastern Railway line through Barkingside, Fairlop and Hainault.
The stations
From West Ruislip the line runs Ruislip Gardens, South Ruislip, Northolt, Greenford, Perivale, Hanger Lane, North Acton, East Acton, White City, Shepherd's Bush, Holland Park and Notting Hill Gate. Through the centre it calls at Queensway, Lancaster Gate, Marble Arch, Bond Street, Oxford Circus, Tottenham Court Road, Holborn, Chancery Lane, St. Paul's, Bank and Liverpool Street. The eastern section is Bethnal Green, Mile End, Stratford, Leyton, Leytonstone, Snaresbrook, South Woodford, Woodford, Buckhurst Hill, Loughton, Debden, Theydon Bois and Epping.
The branches you don't type
Two pieces of the Central line are drawn dotted on our map: the branch from North Acton to Ealing Broadway, and the Hainault loop, which leaves the main line at Leytonstone and rejoins it at Woodford by way of Gants Hill, Newbury Park and Hainault. The game types West Ruislip to Epping.
Transfers and typing
Nine stations connect to other lines in the game, among them Notting Hill Gate, Bond Street, Oxford Circus, Tottenham Court Road, Holborn, Bank, Liverpool Street, Mile End and Stratford. The line takes 405 keystrokes, about 11 per station. Tottenham Court Road is the longest at 20, and Bank the shortest at four. Start the Central line.
Common questions
How many stations does the Central line have in HelloSubway?
37 stations, from West Ruislip to Epping. Dotted branches on the map are not typed.
Where can I change from the Central line to another line?
9 of its stations are shared with other lines in the game, including Notting Hill Gate, Bond Street, Oxford Circus, Tottenham Court Road, Holborn, Bank.
How hard is the Central line to type?
Typing every station once takes 405 keystrokes, about 10.9 per station. The longest name is Tottenham Court Road at 20. The game rates it level 4 of 7 among the lines of its city.
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